Friday, 16 December 2011

Vegetarian Christmas Recipes - menu planning ideas

When I decided to put together a list of Christmas food ideas, I was surprised at how many I have posted on my blog. I have tried to narrow down this list to represent the essence of Christmas to me. Christmas dinner in my family has always been a hunk of protein in the centre with vegetables and gravy, followed by a rich pudding and then mince pies and chocolate. My experience of Christmas comes from an Anglo-Celtic tradition.

Christmas food for me means winter food (chestnuts, cranberries, potatoes), decadence (nuts, fancy cheeses, chocolate). It is not the sort of light food you might fancy in the heat of an Australian summer. However we usually eat more summery food around Christmas here so I have been able to include some lighter recipes too. This page will be updated as I post more Christmas recipes. More recipes can be found in my index.

I can certainly believe how many recipes you discovered on your blog! This is a wonderful round up, not only for Christmas but for any time. The choice is almost overwhelming but I shall look forward to working through a number of these recipes, not just this month but more generally.

Thanks Joanne - good luck with your entree - hope you share what you make

Thanks Rachel - it took a while to find the photos in my archive but it was fun searching

Thanks C - yes it will take some time to browse but hopefully you will find recipes you enjoy

Thanks Mel - now I have been blogging for a few years, I realise I need to promote some of my old recipes - like my friend hubert :-)

Thanks Kari - I was inspired by your post on Christmas ideas and realised I had lots of recipes to share - it was overwhelming finding so many recipes and eventually I had to discard quite a few. Enjoy

Thanks Jacqueline - there are lots of interesting food you can serve on a buffet - I tried to include lots of food that can be prepared in advance here so hopefully that will help you

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